In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Findonhill like this:

FINDEN HILL, a village in Witton-Gilbert parochial chapelry, Durhamshire; 4¼ miles NW of Durham.

Findonhill through time

Findonhill is now part of COUNTY DURHAM Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how COUNTY DURHAM has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Findonhill itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Findonhill in County Durham | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26371

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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